Dr Jekyll's Growth Inequality

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The book talks about London in XIX, period that urban and science development was rising and being more acceptable. With this growth inequality becomes more evident, and the book brings this question, focusing in the part of society that act how was expected to the Victorians. Dr. Jekyll, one of the mains characters, are a respect doctor, his description in the book says he is prosperous, well established in community and known for his decency and charitable works. Although being this good man, he develop a drug that transformer his self in another person, resolução different from

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